Going to College

This is what I'm talking about:
http://www.amazon.com …den&qid=1216787​104&sr=8-2

They're usually on sale for the back to school stuff.

You can always chain lock it to your bed frame.

Seriously, you cannot stop someone from taking your stuff if they really want to. Just secure it as well as you can, but insure it all so you don't have to pay for anything that is lost, stolen or damaged. When I was in college, no one had anything worth money. Now everyone has expensive electronic stuff. Have rich roommates that have better stuff than you. J/K

dont most college dorms have locks for their closets. when i was going to UIUC, all their dorms have individual closets with locks.

sdsviet wrote in post #5968999
dont most college dorms have locks for their closets. when i was going to UIUC, all their dorms have individual closets with locks.

Where I went to college, the closets didn't even have doors on them. After my first semester I left half of my clothes at home since a lot of the time my designer clothes would go missing for a while and come back after a few weeks later.

A Pelican and a chain bike lock padlocked to something big (the bedframe!), and backed up by one of the vibration sensing alarms that scream if your luggage is moved.

Get a clothes hamper and put you gear in the bottom in a garbage bag. Then put dirty clothes on top. I doubt many people would want to go in there.

HAHA I LOVE THAT IDEA!

I keep all my gear under my bed inside one of my bags. Just don't leave lenses lying around in plain sight all the time or things like that, and always lock your door when you leave your room.

I just got a phone call back from the people at www.tcpinsurance.com . Forliability insurance and gear insurance which covers damage and theft it is going to cost me about $600 for the whole year. The price depends on where you live. Check it out.

crazyskillz07 wrote in post #5981678
I just got a phone call back from the people at www.tcpinsurance.com . Forliability insurance and gear insurance which covers damage and theft it is going to cost me about $600 for the whole year. The price depends on where you live. Check it out.

Sheesh, that is like the extended warranty on major appliances...pay the premium for two years, and you have effectively paid for a whole new appliance. Instead, the insurance provides for the repair of a two year old, worn appliance! It doesn't take too many years of premium to have paid for the full kit; sucker bet that someone is going to steal your things, or that something major is going to befall ill fortune!

I would leave the L lenses at home with your parents and get a few really good lenses that you keep in some beat up lockable suitcase under your bed that you got from your local Goodwill. Then start a savings account at your local bank for the purchase of more L lenses once you get out of the dorms. Instead of investing in Red Rings I would invest in a few good Gold Rings and sleep better at night.

There is a long thread on a camera bag with only five lenses that is along this line of thinking.

Another idea is to see what a large safety deposit box goes for at the local bank and keep most of your gear in there and just check out what lenses you need for the evening or the weekend. I would keep them in those worthless gray bags Canon sends along with the lenses to cut down on the bulk and throw in a few bricks that soak up the moisture.

When I was in college i just kept my gear in my closet. My roommates and I always locked all the doors since we all had valueable gear around. The best advice is to keep your gear out of sight. You also might check with the art department and see if they offer a gear locker. I know that my school offered gear lockers to all art majors.

DC9 wrote in post #5982614
I would leave the L lenses at home with your parents and get a few really good lenses that you keep in some beat up lockable suitcase under your bed that you got from your local Goodwill. Then start a savings account at your local bank for the purchase of more L lenses once you get out of the dorms. Instead of investing in Red Rings I would invest in a few good Gold Rings and sleep better at night.

There is a long thread on a camera bag with only five lenses that is along this line of thinking.

Another idea is to see what a large safety deposit box goes for at the local bank and keep most of your gear in there and just check out what lenses you need for the evening or the weekend. I would keep them in those worthless gray bags Canon sends along with the lenses to cut down on the bulk and throw in a few bricks that soak up the moisture.

I am not sure if this is directed at me or not but... I will be running my sports photography business at college as well as working as the college photographer. I need everything including the 300 2.8L IS im getting soon.

I have to agree with crazyskill unfortunately. I'm buying a lot of new gear and will need it all unfortunately.

Wilt wrote in post #5982316
Sheesh, that is like the extended warranty on major appliances...pay the premium for two years, and you have effectively paid for a whole new appliance. Instead, the insurance provides for the repair of a two year old, worn appliance! It doesn't take too many years of premium to have paid for the full kit; sucker bet that someone is going to steal your things, or that something major is going to befall ill fortune!

Yeah. But it's liability insurance for the working pro as well, which is his primary concern. Your extended warranty on your dishwasher doesn't cover you if it falls over on the cleaning woman or you use it on someone's delicate Ming vase. Equipment-only runs on the order of 1% of declared value for an amateur. But mention that you're a working pro and the rates go up. Don't mention it and risk having them refuse to cover your losses (justifiably, I might add).